Written answers
Tuesday, 18 December 2007
Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Carbon Budget
Question 70: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he envisages a more comprehensive carbon budget for budget 2009 that will expand on a speech and a press... - Proposed Legislation
Question 71: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it his intention to appoint a regulator of the waste sector; when such legislation will be forthcoming; and... - Election Management System
Question 72: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when he will make the decision to scrap the electronic voting machines currently in storage; his views on the... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 73: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will expedite the implementation of the commitments in Towards 2016 to reform social housing, including... - Community and Recreational Facilities
Question 74: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action taken to implement the commitment given in the programme for Government to ensure that provision... - Proposed Legislation
Question 75: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the effort made to date to bring forward legislation to regulate lobbyists as promised in the programme for... - Local Government Reform
Question 76: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it is his intention to provide for directly elected mayors in Dublin and other local authority areas; and... - Register of Electors
Question 77: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the internationally accepted norm that even in countries with compulsory registration, 15% to 20%... - Election Management System
Question 78: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to recoup to the State the losses incurred through the e-voting project; the way he will dispose of... - Waste Management
Question 79: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the action he proposes to take to make the Poolbeg incinerator project redundant and unviable; and if he will... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 80: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the need for Ireland to achieve its Kyoto targets by real reductions in carbon... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 81: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the way his Department will meet targets to end homelessness here; the plans he has to ensure a continued... - Housing Estate Completions
Question 82: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will establish a national database of developers who fail to properly complete housing estates in... - Community and Recreational Facilities
Question 83: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if consideration has been given to extending and providing funding for the skate-board parks in communities in... - Housing for People with Disabilities
Question 84: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his Department has begun development of a national housing strategy for people with disabilities as... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 85: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 32% of the total number of affordable housing units provided... - Motor Taxation
Question 86: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will apply the emissions based tax regime to road freight vehicles; and if he will make a statement on... - Electoral Area Boundaries
Question 87: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will review the local authority electoral area boundaries in advance of the next local elections having... - Planning Issues
Question 88: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he intends amending section 246(b) of the Planning Act 2000 which requires that public representatives pay... - Hunting Licences
Question 89: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason for the delay in making a decision on a licence application by a group (details supplied); and if... - Codes of Conduct
Question 90: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the plans he has to ensure greater compliance with the ethics and disclosure requirements that apply to... - Climate Change
Question 91: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the steps the Government has taken to comply with the letter of warning from the European Commission reference... - Transboundary Pollutants
Question 92: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to effect the National Emissions Ceilings Directive which gives Ireland specific ceilings for... - Planning Issues
Question 93: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the measures planned by his Department to prevent unsustainable rezonings by local authorities, including... - Local Government Elections
Question 94: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if it is his intention to introduce a cap on spending by candidates in local elections; and if he will make a... - Flood Relief
Question 96: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the proposal contained in the Dublin Bay study for the development of a South Bull Island along... - Climate Change
Question 97: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the Government commitment referred to in the national climate change strategy to... - Dublin Bay Task Force
Question 98: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the terms of reference, the membership and the report date of the Task Force on Dublin Bay; and if he will... - Planning Issues
Question 100: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding his plans to require councillors to explain the reason for their zoning decisions; and... - Local Authority Housing
Question 104: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of persons on local authority housing lists at the latest date for which figures are available;... - Building Regulations
Question 105: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a survey carried out by Sustainable Energy Ireland in 2005 that indicated... - Register of Electors
Question 106: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the explained anomalies in voting patterns in the general election in May 2007, he will... - Social and Affordable Housing
Question 107: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, with reference to his Department's sectoral plan, protocols on individual housing needs and social... - Residential Dwellings Register
Question 108: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will increase funding for the Private Residential Tenancies Board which will allow further investment... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 109: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason €10 million for Kyoto credits was in the voted budget of the Department of Environment, Heritage... - Community and Recreational Facilities
Question 110: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which projects in the arts, sports or tourism sector are emerging to avail of the innovation... - Election Management System
Question 112: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the cost to date of the development, roll out and promotion of the electronic voting and counting system; the... - Water Charges
Question 113: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on whether the imposition of metered water charges for commercial customers should be extended to... - Motor Taxation
Question 114: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the merits of family car engine size of 1.6 litres rather than a vehicle's carbon emissions... - Water Quality
Question 115: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on a nationwide assessment of water treatment plants to ensure safe drinking water can be provided... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 117: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the targets that have been set for reducing carbon emissions from electricity generating stations; and if... - Private Rented Accommodation
Question 118: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of the report by the State funded Centre for Housing Research, it is his intention to put in... - Planning Issues
Question 119: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the impact the proposed North-South interconnector will have on the local environment in the areas through... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 120: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the issue of carbon credits; the cost and breakdown of carbon credits to the... - Wildlife Conservation
Question 123: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on a project (details supplied) in County Clare which is working to save old Irish goats and if he... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 124: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will detail what constitutes the carbon sinks referred to in the budget carbon emissions table as sinks... - Water Charges
Question 128: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the estimated revenue that will accrue from the metering and charging of non-domestic water users under the... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 129: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent to which he will achieve compliance with the guidelines discussed, identified and set out during...
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